Nepal: 2005

Special Reports

  

Nepal: Out of the Silence

When Nepal’s King Gyanendra switched off the news, reports switched tactics.

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Nepal: Laws

Nothing against the “letter and spirit” This directive for journalists was published in Gorkhapatra, the government-owned daily, on February 3: “Invoking Sub Clause 1 of Clause 15 of His Majesty’s Print and Publication Act 2048 and considering the nation and national interest, His Majesty’s Government has banned for six months any interview, article, news, notice,…

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A country silenced

Nepal After the Coup

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A young, vibrant media

Before the arrival of democracy in 1990, no independent newspapers were published in Nepal. State media praised government policies and refused to carry critical comment or analysis. A few privately owned tabloids vaguely affiliated with political parties were tolerated, largely because their news coverage was sensationalist and often sleazy. Radio and television were entirely government run.

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2005